Cruz Azul dominates Pachuca in a thrilling match
Cruz Azul secured a resounding victory over Pachuca in a match full of emotions and goals. The encounter, played at the Estadio Hidalgo, saw La Máquina impose its rhythm from the first minutes and build a lead that the Tuzos couldn’t overcome.
In the 12th minute, Santiago Ávila Hernández opened the scoring for Pachuca, assisted by Óscar González. However, the Tuzos’ joy was short-lived. Guillermo Giakoumakis equalized for Cruz Azul in the 45th minute, after a pass from José Sánchez.
At the start of the second half, Pachuca’s defense suffered a severe blow. Santiago D. Barreto saw his second yellow card in the 48th minute and was sent off, leaving his team with a man down. Cruz Azul took advantage of the numerical advantage and scored two goals in quick succession. Giakoumakis scored his second goal of the match in the 55th minute, while Luis Faravelli extended the lead in the 66th, assisted by Giakoumakis.
La Máquina sealed the score in the 90th minute with a goal from Alejandro Sepúlveda, assisted by Faravelli.
Pachuca couldn’t find a way to respond to Cruz Azul’s dominance, which was both lethal in attack and secure in defense. Barreto’s red card was a turning point in the match, and the Tuzos couldn’t recover from the blow.
Cruz Azul’s victory makes it clear that the team is in good form, with a lethal attack and a solid defensive structure. Pachuca, on the other hand, will need to work on improving their attacking efficiency and defensive discipline.
Statistics:
* Possession: Cruz Azul 71%, Pachuca 29%
* Shots: Cruz Azul 16 (9 on target, 4 off target), Pachuca 12 (5 on target, 5 off target)
* Corners: Cruz Azul 3, Pachuca 3
* Fouls: Cruz Azul 13, Pachuca 12
* Yellow cards: Cruz Azul 3, Pachuca 4
* Red cards: Cruz Azul 0, Pachuca 1
Substitutions cruz azul: at minute 45 G. Piovi came in and I. Rivero went out., at minute 72 A. Morales came in and L. Romo went out., at minute 72 A. Montano came in and G. Giakoumakis went out., at minute 72 C. Candido came in and C. Rotondi went out., at minute 79 A. Sepulveda came in and A. H. Gutierrez Torres went out.
Substitutions pachuca: at minute 51 A. Micolta came in and O. Gonzalez went out., at minute 72 A. Bautista came in and O. Idrissi went out., at minute 72 F. A. Gil Mosquera came in and S. A. Hernandez went out., at minute 81 L. Rodriguez came in and G. Cabral went out., at minute 81 P. Pedraza came in and E. Montiel went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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